English Explanatory Dictionary

fivefold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Five times as much or as many.
  2. In a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple.
adv
  1. By a factor of five.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

fivefold five-fold

Etymology

From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.

Derived words

fivefold ministry fivefoldness
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